Root root root for the home team

I’m pretty sure everyone and their uncle has been to the new Marlins stadium down in Miami by now.  But today was our first time!  Baseball + South Florida + June would typically equal Denise having a heat stroke... but the new Marlins Park is a dome!  Aahhhhhhhhh  (that was the sound of angels singing).

We had a blast.  I think I can attribute my fun time to the three beers I drank.  Which is more beers than I’ve had collectively in the last year, I’d say.  I felt like I was back in college.  hahahaha

Oh... so while I was watching the game, I got a little bored (hey, it's baseball) and downloaded the Super 8 app.  It wasn't until the drive home that I figured out how to really use it.  So this is what I ended up with:

New Tricks

Adobe Creative Suite is the cat's pajamas.  Nerd Alert!  (yes, we were both thinking that at the exact same time)

I'm still using CS4 because it costs around 5 gajillion dollars to upgrade every time they come out with a new one.  And I guess also because I'm not a professional who needs these tools.  I just rather enjoy playing around with them for my own satisfaction.

So anyway... look at my new Illustrator trick!  Seeing a photo thru your text!!  Highly awesome, in my opinion.

I’ve also been known to create a little digital glitter... all whilst also wrapping bits of text around other bits of text.

If you’re not impressed, don’t tell me.  Because I am quite pleased with myself.

Peace, love, & lipgloss

Let's play catch up

Oh hello there.  Long time no blog.  Seriously, it's been 11 months.  How have you been?  I've been alright, I suppose.  Just working a lot.  The days seem to run together... kinda like Stan's here:

But my breaks in monotony come from vacations rather than Coronas.  (slightly more expensive than a six-pack... but exponentially more fun!)

And it turns out I do have a couple of things to share from these past 11 months.  Let's start from the beginning, shall we?  Shortly after our super fun trip to Mexico, it was time to fly up to North Carolina for my big brother's wedding!! 

I lucked out and got to take a few pics.  :)  They are really cute and I am so thrilled to have a new sister-in-law.  The Walters fam is a rather 'male-heavy' clan... and Lisa is a wonderful addition that will help us girls tilt the scale a bit.

And she has an identical twin sister.  How fun is that?!

Bobby impressed everyone with his photography skills by nailing this shot. 
That's right.  He's not only handsome... he's good with a DSLR.  swoon.

Skip ahead a few months...

My little girl turned two!!  Don't you just want to kiss that face?

It still amazes me that I was once a person saying "I don't really want a dog".  I had never had one before, you see.  But I really feel like she opened up a part of my heart that I had never used before.  Who else could throw up on my favorite rug and have me more concerned about her belly ache than the mess she just made?  I assure you friends... the list is short. 

What else, what else.  Oh, our 2 year anniversary of course!

In addition to the sheer madness of never owning a dog, I had also never been to Washington DC.  A trip you're basically predestined at birth to take once you reach the 5th grade (so long as you have served your extremely important role as a member of the Safety Patrol).  Bright orange sash, I still mourn the fact that we never had our time together.  But I'm getting side tracked.

My husband took me to our nation's capital so 1. I could finally see for myself all of the historic glory and 2. because I was honestly starting to fear that America might disown me one day if I never made the pilgrimage.

And we had SO MUCH FUN!

Have you ever been on a Segway?  Bobby was hesitant at first because it's one of the nerdiest looking things you can do.  But it turned out to be our most favorite part of the trip, I think.  We used City Segway Tours and they were great!

The entire city... state... what on earth do you call it?!... district? was so beautiful and picturesque.

Plus, I got to put on my planner-on-crack hat and schedule our days basically down to the minute.  A true treat since in real life Bobby likes to have a little downtime (which is my polite way of saying he plays a lot of Call of Duty).  ;)

So by the end of our 5 day vacation we were exhausted but oh so fulfilled.

There are a few more Duffin adventures to speak of, but frankly after my 11 month blog hiatus I think I may have reached my limit for today.  So let's meet back here 7 million years from now and we'll dive back in!

Mexico!

In May, Bobby and I joined some friends on an incredible trip to Chacala Mexico.  We ate the most delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine, spent countless hours in the sun, and met some really fun people.


Some of the highlights:
Bobby's mohowk
Me wiping the floor with these boys during our beer pong tournament
Finding a scorpion in the bathroom
Thwarting Bobby's plan to eat aforementioned scorpion
The tortas stand.  We need tortas in America.  period. the end.


For all other noteworthy happenings, please see the following photos and video.

****Click here to see the video!****

Our first anniversary

Our anniversary weekend was such an unbelievable treat.  We stayed at the Boca Resort again (like we did the night of our wedding), had some delicious meals (Chops Lobster Bar, anyone?), and re-lived our entire wedding day by watching our super hilarious wedding video.

I seriously love this boy more and more every single day.

Remember this pic?

Well here we are... one year later  : )

And we had the great idea that we'd go skydiving on our anniversary.  So we made the plans, drove all the way to Miami with so much anticipation... only to get turned away as soon as we arrived due to mechanical issues with the plane.

But we still got to enjoy the top tier of our wedding cake.  

It looked just as beautiful as it did last year.

The following week we made the trek back down to Miami... got suited up... and finally got to jump out of a plane!

I love you Mr. Duffin!  And I am so proud and pleased to be your Mrs.